{"product_id":"mary-ann-sate-imbecile","title":"Mary Ann Sate, Imbecile","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAs the nineteenth century draws towards a close, an elderly maidservant sets out to write her truth. \u003cem\u003eMary Ann Sate, Imbecile\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating portrait of injustice, delusion, and human endurance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘I would place it among the classics of this century and the last’ Sally Bayley, author of \u003cem\u003eGirl with Dove\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fade-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fade-text-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you tell a story oft enough\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo it become true\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary writes of the Valleys that she loves, of the poisonous rivalry between her employer's two sons, and of a terrible choice which tore her world apart. Her haunting and poignant story brings to life a period of strife and rapid social change, evoking the struggles of those who lived in poverty and have been forgotten by history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fictional found memoir, novelist Alice Jolly uses the astonishing voice of Mary Ann to recreate history as seen from a woman's perspective and to give joyful, poetic voice to the silenced women of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘What distinguishes \u003cem\u003eMary Ann Sate, Imbecile\u003c\/em\u003e from more conventional historical novels is Jolly’s daring experiment in form, and her extraordinary handling of language . . . A rigorously researched, lyrical tour de force’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘Mary Ann’s voice is a remarkable achievement... (Alice Jolly) gives her individuality and vigour in a work of tremendous humanity’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLonglisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2019 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWalter Scott Prize Academy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erecommendation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHardback: 640pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (February 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781783525492\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback: 640pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublished: Wilton Square (February 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781783528660\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e \u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wilton Square","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53356753027399,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53356753060167,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/3784\/1223\/files\/9781806771158.jpg?v=1771413757","url":"https:\/\/wiltonsquarebooks.com\/products\/mary-ann-sate-imbecile","provider":"Wilton Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}